[B-Greek] Jn 1:1 HN (was) cf. ESTIN

DJNordlund at aol.com DJNordlund at aol.com
Tue May 4 17:44:53 EDT 2004


In a message dated 5/4/2004 2:24:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
slovullo at mac.com writes:
On May 4, 2004, at 3:44 PM, DJNordlund at aol.com wrote:

>> EIMI is the lexical form of the verb, which is usually the 1st person,
<<snip>>
>> EIMI.  They are both just different conjugations of the same verb, 
>> EIMI, and
> hence share the same core meaning but with different aspect.
>
>Yes, EIMI is the lexical form of the verb. But ESTIN and HN  are not 
>different conjugations, but rather different forms *within* the 
>respective conjugation. "Conjugation" is defined thus in the Handbook 
>of Biblical Greek:
>
>"The inflectional pattern of a word (especially verbs); or, likewise, a 
>class of verbs with similarly inflected forms. The term can also refer 
>to the presentation of such a set of words in a table or a list."
>
>So "conjugation" refers to pattern or class rather than to forms within 
>the pattern or class.
>
>Also, the difference in these forms' person, number, and tense doesn't 
>have anything to do with aspect (as the word is commonly understood).
>============
>
>Steven Lo Vullo
>Madison, WI

----------Reply----------

Thanks for the correction Steve, I am always in danger of using terminology 
loosely/incorrectly, and I don't want others to be misinformed.

Dan Nordlund



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